What are the main regulatory characteristics of the Norwegian model for petroleum exploration, production and supply? To what extent is this model relevant for the design of corresponding models in other countries with significant or potential petroleum resources?

Which regulatory regimes apply to the exploration and exploitation of seabed resources? Is the current legal framework under notably the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) appropriate enough to deal with those new use types? Are the arising risks of abuse, conflict and pollution sufficiently taken into account and dealt with? The seminar will present current research efforts to answer those questions.

The research groups in Natural Resources Law and Companies, Markets, Society and the Environment have the pleasure of inviting to a seminar on circular economy, with discussion after the presentations.

Mitigating and preventing environmental damages from products must be a priority for environmental policy. This conference brings together scholars from both legal and economic science to discuss this difficult topic and attempt to build bridges between two disciplines that sometimes struggle to find common grounds.

Guest Lecture with Professor, Oliver C. Ruppel, Stellenbosch University, South Africa on the role of regional courts for economic integration, environmental and human rights protection: Lessons learnt from the Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Visiting scholar Dr. Livia Navone’s research focuses on the political economy of property law and on the impact of institutional changes on the development of property law, with special attention to the role of collective property rights for society.